STILLE is proud to have signed an exclusive agreement with China Sweden International Investment to enter in the Chinese market in 2014. The Chinese medical device market is valued at just under US$17.1bn making China the fourth largest market in the world and the second largest in Asia behind Japan. The market is estimated to continue to grow in average of 20% per annum in local currency, making China one of the fastest growing markets in the world.

The new STILLE Diamond line represents a major break-through in surgical instrumentation. The instruments are fully coated with a unique Diamond-Like Carbon layer creating a surface 50% harder than industry standards, as well as auto-lubricating. This leads to sharper edges, longer durability and improved resistance to new, tougher disinfection and sterilization processes.Read the press release here »

Setting the new industry standards of eco-efficiency
30 years ago we created the benchmark in surgical scissors – the original STILLE SuperCut Scissors – to which all others would have to measure. The development team of STILLE has now partnered with experts in material technology to invent a coating solution that redefines industry standards. The new Chrome-free coating process is not only more environmental friendly, but also improves the well-documented durability of STILLE SuperCut Scissors. XE as in Extended durability and Eco-efficiency.

A new chrome free coating process
There is a strong drive for replacing chrome in production driven by health safety, environmental concerns and the demand for sustainability and eco-efficiency. The new STILLE coating process is based on a thin layer diamond-like-carbon proprietary technology, aiming to reduce discoloration, improve instrument durability and help to create a more sustainable environment.

Even more sustainable to tough sterilization processes
By changing to the new coating of STILLE SuperCut Scissors, we also deliver a superior product with a black coating that has shown to be many times more resistant to wear than the normal industry standard black chrome coating. The new STILLE SuperCut XE scissors will last even longer and resist your sterile process better. The new coating is validated to withstand the more common hydro peroxide processes, such as Oxivario disinfection and Sterrad sterilization. Simply put a better product. The same Superior cutting experience as before, but still at the same pricing and with STILLE’s unique 30 year warranty!

Castro, a-15 year old Sumatran tiger residing at the Sacramento Zoo suffered from kidney stones with need of minimally invasive surgery. The tiger needed stents to be inserted from his kidney into his bladder in order to provide relief from the stones. About 30 different specialists from the Sacramento Zoo, UC Davis and the Sutter Medical Group participated in the procedure which was enabled thanks to charity. Stille helped by donating the imagiQ imaging table, a prerequisite to position and move the tiger during such a complex procedure. Castro is reported to have come through the operation like a champ.

Sumatran tigers are critically endangered and found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, off the Malaysian Peninsula. Fewer than 500 Sumatran tigers are believed to exist in the wild, and approximately 200 live in zoos around the world.

STILLE’s vision is all about creating Surgical Perfection. For Life. A vision we share with many of the world’s most distinguished surgeons which we’re proud to have as customers. Enabling the perfect tactile feel to optimize results, reducing surgical fatigue, and ensuring product durability over decades are common denominators that coincide with the core values of STILLE. We’re producing instruments to enhance surgery and enable more long-term cost-efficient surgical procedures. Together with our customers we’re jointly striving to improve quality of life, and we’re just so committed to this mission.

The mission of the STILLE Ambassador program is to raise awareness for perfection and the surgical instrument’s contribution in reaching this goal. The program collects feedback, experiences and testimonials from surgeons across the globe. The surgeons are passionate users of the STILLE instruments and the benefits they ultimately offer the patient. It’s a joint mission to perfection. Read their stories here www.stille.se/ambassadors/

Stille has effective September 2nd 2013 closed the agreement and sold the Sonesta business to ADDvise Lab Solutions AB (publ.). The assets have been transferred and as a function of the sale, Stille is focusing its core business in meeting the demand for specialized premium solutions for plastic, orthopedic and endovascular surgery.